Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner dives deeper into the topics of inflation and home values, explaining why, contrary to popular opinion, inflation-adjusted house prices really haven’t skyrocketed
The First American Real House Price Index found that home price gains wiped out affordability boost from rising household income and low mortgage rates
Agents from around the country talk about the widening gap between Zestimates and MLS home value data as inventory shortages push prices to new highs
Tech-powered brokerage Redfin is now publishing flood risk data for listings on the company's website where such data is available, impacting listings on over 94M homes
Opinion
There's no doubt that a home is still a smart investment. However, this past year presented us with many other crucial points to consider. Here are a few short- and long-term results 2020's events might bring
The number of so-called 'million-dollar cities' surged 17% year over year, leading to the greatest net gain in such cities in at least a decade, according to a new Zillow study
Three chief economists share how FHA homeowners have been disproportionately impacted by 2020's coronavirus-induced unemployment boom and what it means for next year's market
Opinion
There will certainly be negative impacts on the housing market from COVID-19, but I anticipate that total existing home sales will drop this year by somewhere between 10-15%
It's the lowest since Gallup began conducting homebuyer sentiment surveys in 1978
Opinion
The 4 major factors are land, labor, material costs and regulatory fees
Opinion
No one can truly answer this question until we know how mortgage lenders and homeowners who have chosen forbearance will fare
Opinion
The jumbo market has not imploded, but economic uncertainty has led to fewer players in that space today
Opinion
Looking for a little clarity on this week's economic and housing news? Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner gives his take on this week’s headlines
Opinion
2018 winner of Realogy's FWD Innovation Summit announced a feature to compare iBuyer deals to the open market. But Homebot's mission remains agent-focused
Customers of Cloud Agent Suite can use new feature that sends home value updates to past clients. Data is pulled from local MLS via Cloud CMA